Field Install Qualification Engineer
You will be travel around the world and install our state-of-the-art Metrology machine.
About Nearfield Instruments
Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.
Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 320 employees) in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.
Where you will be working?
You are working in the Production Operations Department. Within this department you are part of the Decom & Install team with focus on the system integration, testing and validation of our metrology machine at our customer’ factories in Korea, US, Japan, Taiwan (more will follow). The work will mainly take place in the customer clean room.
What will you be doing?
It will be your mission to test and qualify the system to deliver a high performing metrology machine to our clients. You will be traveling for 50-80% of the time for periods of 2-8 weeks (occasionally longer). The remaining time you will be working in the Headquarters in Rotterdam supporting production (in cleanroom), and to analyse and structurally improve issues, processes, and ways of working based on your experiences in the field.
Main responsibilities include:
Responsible for the safety of the team and the system in the customer fab. Make sure the safety rules, processes and PPE requirements are applied consistently during work. Identify and act on (potential) risks. Speak-up or Pauze the work if needed.
Execute test and calibration procedures for (sub)system;
Troubleshoot (hands-on and via data analysis) and solve any technical issues that arise;
Document progress of test plans;
Work using Python to implement test automation;
Collaborating with D&E engineers and other stakeholders to get to the bottom of issues;
Plan work ahead and set timelines. Be pro-active and indicate in a timely manner if a problem or a bottleneck is expected;
Ensure that the workplace organized and clean. You are representing the company at the customer!
Collaborate closely with colleagues within own area of focus and/or other teams;
Train for more junior colleagues and lead by example (also in attitude and behaviour).
Why is the position interesting for you?
You get the opportunity to work in a young energetic team within a growing complex and high-tech production company;
You spend a large proportion of your time abroad during system installation at the customer site;
There are steep growth opportunities within the role to further develop technical and leaderships skills.
You like teamwork and training and coaching others.
You get the responsibility for safety, quality and progress for the system
